Attachment for books and the like.



J. W. MAWBEY.

ATTACHMENT FOR BOOKS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1913.

1,109,345, Patented Sept. 1, 1914'.

zrzvenz ov a". m- M Q W Lfon n MAWBEY, or w'o'aeiisatin,"hassiicnusurrs 1 1,,

To all whom itmay concern:

citizen 'of'the' United States, residing. at.

Worcester, in the county oft/Worcester and State of M'assachusetts", have invented a new.

and useful Attachment for Books Wand. the like, of which the following 1s a s'pec fiow vention' is particularly adapted andfiespecially' designed for R use on comparatively large and heavy books which. ordinarily are kept on a desk ortable andare turned to 4 different positions thereon in the ordinary 5 :course of business; as for example, ledgers, -l1otel 1'eg1sters, and index and record books 'otvarious klnds. It has been found con venient to make such books of large size,- and in" order to turn them into the posi- 'tions in which they are used, especially to reverse them, as is'frequently necessary, they have been mountedup'on turn-tables of various kinds. WWhQn not so mounted,

it has been found necessary to provide ,thenr with very, durable and" expensive bindings.

The principal objectofthis invention-is; to provide a simple and inexpensive con struction for application to books for these general purposes so that they can be turned readily to anydesiredposition on a plane supporting surface, without necessitating the use of a turn-tablefor expensive binding.

The invention also. involves certain improvements indetails of'construction as will: appear hereinafter.

Reference is to-be had to the accompany. ing drawings, in which 1 Figure 1 is an end elevation of a book constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 isa similar view showingthe book opened and ready for use; Fig. .3 is a sectional view onenlarged scale through the center of one cover ofthe book, and Fig. 4 is a plan of the attachment which is shown in the other figures. r

The invention is shown asappliedto a record bookor the like, 10 havingthe usual cover 11. A convex projection 12 islocated on one of the cover leaves underthe, center of gravity of the (book as it lies on its'side as in Fig. 1. This projection is sutficiently thick to support the book on a plane sin face, and to hold the main body of thebook high enough'fromsaid plane surfaceso that itsedges and back do not touch the same when in the position shown Fig. 1. Thus any desired point. "(It will beseen that-the atentecllSept. p I

"it"(:onstitutes asingle supporting means. for Y the book thatposition, and yet when thefbook is open, as shown 1 Fig." '2, it does not 7 interfere with the position of the parts of Ithe bookor a'fiect the openingofthebookatbookzbeing balanjced, itis a simplematter i jtoturnzit around'on this center,end to end capable of general use, this ncome into contact with the surface on' which 3 the bookzre'sts, the entire wear, due to turn-y ing, will come on the bottom .of this projection. It 'will'be understood, of course that this :PTOjGCtlOIl canf-beoriginally formed as a p'art'ofthe front or-backcoverof the book and made integral with it. In t-hat'case the material with which the book isbound, as

for example, leather, buckr'a'm, or other sheet material 13=canbe brought around under the projection in th'e'process of bindingand form the surface on which the bookis turned. However, anotherconvenient way.

of arranging this "is showniinzF igs.;3 and 4t n which the cover 11 1s madein the usual way, and theprojection is formedof a body.

14 preferably ofthematerialot which the cover is made. It can be made ofpapier mach, wood, or other material. It is made plane on one side and convex on the other. The plane side'is provided with a metal plate 15 into which screws 16 set intothe cover are screwed for thepurpose of holding it in position. I

A cover-sheet 17 is rovidedof the saine material of which the s ieet 13 is made, or if desired of a more durable material. This is covered over the convex side,ibr'ought around overthe upp r edges, and can be cemented or glued to the surface of the sheet 13. if desired. This sheet extends over the ends: of the plate 15, this plate itself when screwed up in position holding it in place. be obvious that the sheet 17 which receives most of the wear can be made of material of binding of the book can be materially pro.-

In this form of the invention it'will longed over that class of books which lie flat ona desk or table, andhave tobe turned around thereon.

It is to be observed also that this attachment when made separately from the book,

as shown, can be sold separately as an arti cleof manufacture. It can then be applied for this purpose, and that it does not add materially EOthe cost or Weight of the book.

r Atthe same time,;it-do'es not haveany effect on the book When'opened and does'not prevent the book being placed in a case in the ordinary ay.

Although I have illustrated and described only certain forms in which the invention can be carried out, I am awareof the" fact that many other modifications can be made therein by any person skilled'in the art and that it can be used formany purposes with e out departing from'the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited in these respects, but 1 What I do claim is 7 1. The combination with book having a cover, of an attachment for the cover having an inner fiat. surface and an outer convex Copiesof this patent may be'obt'ained for'five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

surface, and means carried by the cover for securmg the attachment thereto.

2. As an article of manufacture, a book havinga cover provided withsmall outer circular convex portion having its thickest part 3. As :an' article of manufacture, a supporting attachment having a convex sur face, a flat top plate, and a cover for" the attachment over the convex surface and extending over the outer edges of the plate. .4. As an article ofmanufacture, a book :having a projection substantially at the center of one cover thereof and extending out Wardly therefrom, the outer surface'of such projection being convex and constituting a support having. a small supporting area, whereby when the book is laid on its side With 'said renter of said projectionwill come into con- .:tact with the supporting surface and the book can be turned readily onsaid center as a pivot. r In testimony my hand, in the Witnesses. v

v JOHN W. MAWBEY.

WVitnesses: v r i H. H. Arwoon,

WIL IA T. FOR S.

7 Washington, D. G.

nder the eenter of gravity of the book When the book is lying on its side.

rojection underneath only the whereof I have hereunto set presence of two subscribing 

